Greatest Astros’ Infield Ever? – This Forgotten Day in Houston

On this day, the Chronicle’s Alan Truex described the Astros’ infield of Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio, Ken Caminiti, and Andújar Cedeño as an “Infield of Dreams”. So, were they the best Astro’s infield ever?

Bagwell played first with the agility of a third baseman. Biggio was a future Hall of Famer. Cedeno was coming along nicely at short, and Caminiti covered the hottest corner in all of baseball, fielding scorching ground balls and short hops that zipped along the AstroTurf.

So, if they were the best of the ’90s, who was the best of say, the ’80s? Truex argued that the 1986 lineup of Glenn Davis, Bill Doran, Craig Reynolds, and Denny Walling was the top Astros infield the decade.

This year, the Astros have Jon Singleton and Evan Gattis platooning at first, Jose Altuve at second, Jed Lowrie at short, and Luis Valbuena at third. Not bad, but how do they compare to Bagwell, Biggio, Caminiti, and Cedeño of ’94.

What do think is the best Astros infield ever assembled? Let us know in the comments below or tweet our host, Michael Callahan, @MCallahanTV using #ForgottenDayHOU, and he’ll tweet you back!